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Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.

George Herbert

He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
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Encounter Goeth Hath
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
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Deeds Wise
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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End Lasts Particular
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
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Mean Solitude Use
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
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Credit Eye Touched
Where there is peace, God is.
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God Life Peace
Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
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Astrology Find Matter People
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
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Fat House Keeper
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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Honest Thieves Thunder
He that staies does the businesse.
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Busines Gather People Staiies
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]
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Bottom Swim World
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Affection Brain Heat
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
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Choak Myself Upbraided
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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King Loss Spring
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think

Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.

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